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Workboat Annual 2003 • Great Boats of 2003

The 78 x 26 x 10.5 ft. tug. with twin

CAT 3512B diesels and a 9-ft. draft, was built by A&B Shipyard. Amelia, La. It is the first of three in Kosnac's current building program. Intended principally for ship handling and assist work, barge towing and dredge assist, the June K's draft is shallow enough to navigate the many creeks and estuaries throughout the Port of New York region. To meet the environmental requirements of waterways further upstate, the tug is fit- ted with a gray water discharge holding tank. The June K's upper pilothouse, with a maximum eye-height is 28 ft., can be folded aft to clear lower bridges around the Port of New York and further upriver. In its collapsed position, the view is from a 19-foot eye-height.

Whereas a stock tug of similar design has a normal capacity of six crew, the

June K's is increased to eight for tasks requiring it. "New York can go from the near-arctic to the sub-tropical," said

Capt. Kosnac, "so with crew comfort in mind we've added extra insulation against heat and cold, as well as against noise." The June K. is fitted with a 5-ton central air conditioning system.

To further control discharge, the pro- peller shaft glands are packed with W.L.

GORE & Associates. Inc. GFO Marine

Pack packing material which will leave a nearly dry bilge. "She can be com- pletely discharge-free wherever required." said Capt. Kosnac.

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It measures 176.5 x 113- ft. wide with a 13- ft. deep hull. Three legs. 280 ft. long and 8.5 ft. wide can be lowered up to 200 ft. in the water. In shallower waters. (100 ft.) the hull can be lift- ed (or "jacked up") 100 ft. above the waterline to work on tall plat- forms. Propulsion is from a pair of 1.500 hp Caterpillar 3512 engines driving Twin Disc gears and spin- ning Kaplan stainless steel 79-in. diameter props. Dixie Patriot uses a pair of Caterpillar 831 hp 3412

DITA engines that drive six jacking pumps that power the hydraulic motors located in each leg. These motors power the motion of the 280- ft. long legs. Controls for the propulsion engines and the hydraulic lift controls is by Engine

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The engine room also contains a pair of Caterpillar 3412 engines each producing 425 kW of electric- power. Some of the electricity is used to power a 500 hp SMI bow thruster.

An emergency generator is housed in an enclosure on the 03 level. A

Caterpillar 3306 genset provides 190 kW of emergency power per ABS guide- lines.

The outstanding feature of the main deck is the two cranes that are installed around the two jacking legs at the bow.

Each crane can lift 200 tons and have a reach of 140 ft. When the cranes are not deployed they lie on supports on each side of the super structure "pointing" at the heliport that can land a Bell 212 copter or equal.

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The Dixie Patriot on her way to Port Fourchon,

La. for sea trials. Her three 280-foot legs are fully raised. (Photo Credit: SEMCO LLC)

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